SOUTH FLORIDA NEEDS NEW WATER DECISIONS

After 30-some years, my husband and I returned to South Florida for a vacation. An article concerning the Everglades and the water problem highlighted the controversy. Seeing your uncontrolled growth and how you are destroying waterways and farmland is sad.

Being Westerners, we are very aware of water problems. What you need is a decision-making process that will lead your area in a direction that is good for all concerned. Across the United States and in other countries, we are trying a process called Holistic Management. The process helps you make decisions that consider not only the water cycle and the mineral and energy cycle, but also the needs of humans.

It is a well-thought-out process that environmentalists, government officials, developers and the public can appreciate because it systematically establishes who will be affected, who are the decision makers, and proceeds through a testing process that considers all aspects of any problem.

The question is what do you want South Florida to look like in 100 years. Even more important, will it be inhabitable by man or beast? Considering the direction you are going, the answer would be a resounding no.